Category 2016 Presidential
Marco Rubio’s Miami and legislative buddy Ralph Arza – potential problem for the GOP
Senator Marco Rubio is the great hope of establishment conservatives and the right-wing pressure groups that have influence over the GOP. The narrative goes that Ted Cruz is too conservative (though his record and rhetoric are virtually indistinguishable from Rubio) and Donald Trump is too much of a wild card that will crash to defeat. […]
TFS Radio # 9 – Iowa, Marco Rubio, Florida Legislature continuing war on women and environment
Katy Burnett, Brook Hines and Kartik Krishnaiyer discuss the latest political developments from Iowa, New Hampshire and Tallahassee. You can listen here and leave comments via our partner Rabble.TV or in the embedded player below: TFS Radio is a collaborative effort of The Florida Squeeze and Rabble TV. Via our partner Rabble.TV you can listen […]
Anti-Intellectualism, pandering, treason and the Marco Rubio candidacy
Florida’s Junior Senator is one of the most dangerous people to be taken seriously for a major party nomination in the post World War II era. In the past, the GOP was a hierarchical party, requiring nominees to “do their time” before being placed in a General Election. Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, […]
Marco Rubio opens GOP debate attacking President Obama’s patriotism and Americanism
Senator Marco Rubio couldn’t take the light mood of the initial minutes of the FOX News Google debate set by the moderators and front runner (at least on stage) Senate Ted Cruz. The one-term Senator who has not bothered to actually serve his state during much of that time went right for the jugular implying […]
The conservative media has adopted Bernie Sanders. What it might mean.
One quick glance at the homepage of The Sunshine State News would indicate Bernie Sanders is now a heroine on the right. One hour of watching FOX News would indicate the same, though they always use the word “Socialist” to describe him, even in reports by supposed objective reporters in the field. The conservative media, […]
The GOP establishment desperate for a Rubio revival but none will occur, perhaps ever
The Republican establishment is in its last throes of function. Having tried everything else possible to elevate Marco Rubio and discredit Donald Trump, they are now using their proxies at The National Review and FOX News to desperately save the say. FOX News embarrassing Tuesday night statement about Donald Trump followed the New York-based Real […]
Iowa Caucus – TFS Radio Special
Monday, February 1st is the Iowa Caucus. This being only the second election since 1952 that a sitting President or Vice President is not running, the contest is proving to be open and exciting in a way many did not anticipate. Join Katy Burnett, Brook Hines and Kartik Krishnaiyer for LIVE coverage of the caucus […]
Washington Post: Marco Rubio’s Cold War
This Washington Post article is well worth a read in trying to understand Senator Marco Rubio’s foreign policy views and why he keeps fighting the Cold War more than a quarter century after the rest of the world moved on.
Willie Horton in 2016? It could happen again to the Democrats after Köln attacks
Democrats have taken a noble and laudable stand on the acceptance of immigrant refugees from Syria and Iraq. It is from a humanitarian standpoint the absolute right thing to do. But from a political standpoint the danger in this position could be easily exploited if we have a single incident of domestic terrorism caused by […]
TFS Radio #8 – Florida Senate Race, Presidential Polling, Adam Putnam, Legislative Session and Fracking
TFS’ Brook Hines and Katy Burnett discuss the new FAU poll which yielded some interesting numbers on both the Democratic and Republican side. The TFS gang also talk Adam Putnam’s Gubernatorial chances, Hillary Clinton’s continued fall in the polls and its similarity with 2008 as well the latest from Tallahassee and legislative session. Fracking is […]
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